Rustam Khabilov vs. Yancy Medeiros

UFC 10-3-0 vs. 6-8-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
10-3-0
UFC record
6-8-0 (1 NC)
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
39
AgeΔ 1 yrs
38
5'8"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
73"
ReachΔ 2"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
80.9
Layoff (months)Δ 19.5 mo
61.4
WLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Yancy Medeiros carries real power — 1.10 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Rustam Khabilov hunts takedowns — 3.95 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Yancy Medeiros absorbs 6.18 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.37 Lightweight norm — hittable.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Rustam Khabilov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 113
Tier 3 — regional circuit 131

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.37 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Yancy Medeiros

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 79
Tier 3 — regional circuit 90

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.81 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3391.98/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
5514.49/min · norm 3.42
3692.16/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
7586.18/min · norm 3.37
34.3%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
37.2%norm 43.5%
65.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
47.2%norm 56.3%
10.09/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
91.10/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Rustam Khabilov

Distance 82.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.9% (norm 8.0%)

Yancy Medeiros

Distance 92.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Rustam Khabilov

Head 84.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.9%)

Yancy Medeiros

Head 80.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.8% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Khabilov L/AAccLightweight med Medeiros L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 223 / 815 27.4% 37.9% 467 / 1371 34.1% 37.9%
In the clinch 30 / 55 54.5% 67.3% 47 / 63 74.6% 67.3%
On the ground 86 / 118 72.9% 69.1% 37 / 49 75.5% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 252 / 832 30.3% 35.0% 357 / 1199 29.8% 35.0%
To the body 49 / 95 51.6% 69.1% 133 / 213 62.4% 69.1%
To the legs 38 / 61 62.3% 81.9% 61 / 71 85.9% 81.9%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Khabilov L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Medeiros L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 314 / 982 32.0% 38.9% 605 / 1228 49.3% 38.9%
In the clinch 45 / 72 62.5% 68.6% 92 / 134 68.7% 68.6%
On the ground 10 / 23 too few to rate 68.0% 61 / 73 83.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 165 / 775 21.3% 35.1% 455 / 1030 44.2% 35.1%
To the body 87 / 153 56.9% 68.1% 181 / 260 69.6% 68.1%
To the legs 117 / 149 78.5% 81.5% 122 / 145 84.1% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
4541.7% acc · 3.95/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
350.0% acc · 0.37/15 · norm 1.38
1161.1% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
2463.2% def · norm 64.0%
45:3226.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
10:298.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
11:421:01 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
20:472:32 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.09/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
60.73/15 · norm 0.49

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Medeiros has more cage time on record.